Black Sesame Pudding
Quick answer
- Total time
- 25 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Heukimja pudding is a chilled dessert made by warming milk and heavy cream on low heat with black sesame powder to extract its flavor, then setting the mixture with gelatin.
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The key to a silky consistency is stopping the heat when tiny bubbles appear at the edge of the pan, well before a full boil, which would cause the fat to separate. After seasoning with sugar and salt and straining once to remove any gritty particles, the liquid is divided into cups and refrigerated for at least two hours until set. A light dusting of black sesame powder on top before serving adds a visual accent and an extra layer of roasted, nutty fragrance. A small pinch of salt is worth adding because it subdues any residual bitterness from the sesame and makes the sweetness come through more cleanly. Gelatin sheets and powdered gelatin both work, but sheets tend to produce a smoother, cleaner result.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Step
Sprinkle 8g gelatin powder over 30ml cold water and let stand for 5 minutes until the gelatin fully hydrates and swells.
- 2Control
Combine 400ml milk, 120ml heavy cream, 50g sugar, and 1g salt in a pot and warm over low heat just until tiny bubbles form around the edge; do not let it boil.
- 3Prep
Sift 45g black sesame powder through a fine sieve into the pot and whisk until fully incorporated with no dark clumps remaining in the mixture.
- 4Prep
When small bubbles appear at the edges and the mixture steams, turn off heat, add the bloomed gelatin, and stir for 1 minute until completely dissolved.
- 5Step
Strain through a fine sieve to remove any lumps, divide evenly among serving cups, and cool at room temperature for 20 minutes before refrigerating.
- 6Finish
Chill for at least 2 hours.
Serve cold when the surface does not flow as the cup is gently shaken and the center is evenly set.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Heukimja black sesame pudding achieves a silky consistency by gentle heating with cream and gelatin.
- Finish cue
- Chill for at least 2 hours.
- Avoid this
- Do not boil; stop heating when edge bubbles appear.
- Storage and reheating
- After seasoning with sugar and salt and straining once to remove any gritty particles, the liquid is divided into cups and refrigerated for at least two hours until set.
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This recipe
25min, 7 ingredients
Category median
45min, 6 ingredients
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